Test Bank For Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, 6e by John Creswell
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Research methods
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Research Methods
Test Bank Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, 6th edition By John W. Creswell and Timothy C. Guetterman.
Educational Research 6e test bank
9780136874416
Test Bank
For
Educational Research: Planning,
Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative
and Qualitative Research
Sixth Edition
John W. Creswell, University of Michigan
Timothy C. Guetterman, University of Michigan
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Timothy C. Guetterman, University of Michigan
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, Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative 1
and Qualitative Approaches
Chapter 2 Identifying a Research Problem 7
Chapter 3 Reviewing the Literature 11
Chapter 4 Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or 17
Hypotheses
Chapter 5 Collecting Quantitative Data 24
Chapter 6 Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data 30
Chapter 7 Collecting Qualitative Data 36
Chapter 8 Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data 41
Chapter 9 Reporting
and Evaluating
Research
46
Chapter 10 Experimental Designs 51
Chapter 11 Correlational Designs 56
Chapter 12 Survey Designs 61
Chapter 13 Grounded Theory Designs 66
, Chapter 1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and
Qualitative Approaches
For each question below, circle the correct or best answer.
1. Which one of the reasons below is the best argument for why research is important?
a. It is the primary work of faculty members in universities.
b. It informs policy makers about important issues.
c. It is useful in developing your research skills.
d. It helps the researcher prove their ideas.
2. To apply research in your practical educational setting, you might
a. examine what other practitioners are doing in their settings.
b. find out what research has to say by examining research studies.
c. look to research methods professors in your courses.
d. go to the educational library and begin to locate topics.
3. hile studying educational research, you are likely to develop the following skills
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except
a. the ability to negotiate topics with faculty.
b. the ability to organize large amounts of information.
c. the ability to write for an audience.
d. the ability to effectively use library resources.
4. Which of the following is the best example of a research problem?
a. The need to conduct additional research on teaching
b. The need to address problems of poor nutrition in middle school
c. The need to learn about education
d. The need to address problems with research
5. A stakeholder with an interest in your study asks you to highlight the positive results
and leave out the negative results. What type of ethical issue have you breached if you
follow the request?
a. The right to privacy
b. The need to actively look for ways to "give back"
c. The right to avoid from personal disclosure
d. The honest reporting of research
, 6. hich one of the following organizations has set standards for the ethical practice of
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educational research?
a. American Ethics Union
b. American Educational Research Association
c. American Principles of Ethical Practices
d. American Ethical Research Association
7. Place in order from 1 to 6 the steps in the process of research:
________ reviewing the literature
________ specifying a purpose
________ analyzing and interpreting data
________ reporting and evaluating research
________ collecting data
________ identifying a research problem
8. I dentify three skills that you bring to research from your life experiences.
__________________
__________________
__________________
10. Describe three ways in which a research study might contribute to knowledge about an
educational topic.
_________________
_________________
_________________
11. A researcher decides to study an elementary-school classroom. This investigator
wants to surprise the teacher and the students and comes in to the class unannounced
during a spelling test. Describe the type of ethical issue that arises in this situation.
12. How are quantitative and qualitative research similar?
a. Both follow the steps in the research process
b. Both use similar formats for presenting the research problem
c. Both use data collection procedures
d. Quantitative and quantitative research are similar in all of these ways
13. In which way are quantitative and qualitative research similar in the use of the
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